Abraham Tennison Jr. (bc.1760 - c.1825) of Rutherford Co., was a soldier in the NC Line, Rev. War according to Rootsweb "John Huddleston Descendants".
Abraham was married to Jane Adams (1760-1831). They had at least 10 children. Their oldest daughter, Levisa (Lucy) married Samuel Fulks, whos daughter Caroline Fulks married Thomas Allen Jamison. Many of their decendants are buried in this cemetery.
Abraham was a soldier in the American Revolution in the cause of freedom from British rule. He was a Private in the NC Line from Rowan Co. He is listed in the Army accounts of NC (NC Army Accounts, Vol. IX, P 8 Folio 1.
(REF: "TENNISSON GENEALOGY", BY FAY TENNYSON DAVIDSON, SEP 91, BOLIVAR TN.
ABRAHAM WITH FATHER'S FAMILY HAD MOVED TO ROWAN CO BY 1790, THENCE TO "WESTERN TENNESSEE" IN 1804, SETTLING IN RUTHERFORD CO. ABRAHAM ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR 1812, WITH SONS SOLOMON AND EDMUND: CAPT ISAIAH RENSHAW'S TENN VOLUNTEERS.
This record also list his birth place as St. Mary's Co., TN. These records are believed to be given by members of the Mary Phoebe line
This grave site was identified by Gaither Hoover who remembers the Cemetery. Gaither Hoover was the great grandson of Martha Helton Hoover and William Frances Hoover, grandson of Thomas Newton Hoover and Mary E. Arnette Hoover. Thomas Newton and Mary E. had 5 children.
He said that the first grave in the cemetery was old man Tennison, an uncle to Andrew Jamison's Mother.
The Last Will and Testament of Abraham Tennison Jr. recorded December 1, 1825 in Rutherford Co., TN and witnessed by Britton Pace, John Wilson and James King found in Ohio is located with the Wills of this book and obtained from: USGENWEB/TN/RUTHERFORD/WILLS stored Oct 8, 1996.
Abraham Tennison's Will, 1825, Rutherford Co TN - April 29, 1821
In the name of God, Amen!
I, Abraham Tennison in the County of Rutherford, and State of Tennessee, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merits, death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of sins, and inherit everlasting life, and my body I commit to earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named. Nothing doubting but at the General ressurection, I shall receive the same again, by the Mightly power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, and that is to say, I first will that all those debts and buties that I owe to any manner of persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease, by my executors hereinafter names.
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my wife JANE my plantation with all the property that I have, to hold during her life or widowhood, except such as shall hereafter name to my children.
3rd. I give to my wife JANE her bed and furniture and two cows to her to dispose of as she pleases and my Nell mare. And my children that have left me, I have given them their share, which is CORNELIUS BRANDONS's wife and SAMUEL FULK's wife and HUGH CARNAHAN's wife and SOLOMON and EDMUND TENNISON and JAMES HILTON's wife, I have given her share. And I give to my daughter REBECCA her bed and furniture and one mare named Trusty and one cow and calf. And I give to my daughter NANCY ADAMS one bay horse called Peter and one cow and calf and her bed and furniture. And my plantation I now live on I allow to be equally divided between my sons HIRAM and ARCHIBALD and to cast lots for choice, and I give unto my son HIRAM one Sorrel mare called Stockings, and one stud colt called Rinard and what he make on plantation, to be his own except what goes to the support of my wife and family. And I give to my son ARCHIBALD one gray mare called Dull and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture, and at my wife's death, I allow my son HIRAM to have all the property that I have not named, to do with as he pleases. And lastly I ordain my son SOLOMON TENNISON and ALEXANDER LORANCE, Executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disavoual all and every other former testatments, will, legacies and bequeaths and executions by me in any way before named, willed, and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Singed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said ABRAHAM TENNISON as his last will and testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
ABRAHAM TENNISON
Witnesses:
Britton Pace
John Wilson
James King
Recorded Dec. 1, 1825, Rutherford County, State of Tennessee
Place of birth and marriage in NC provided by Paulette Faulkner - Add Ons to My North Carolina Family.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880
Abraham was married to Jane Adams (1760-1831). They had at least 10 children. Their oldest daughter, Levisa (Lucy) married Samuel Fulks, whos daughter Caroline Fulks married Thomas Allen Jamison. Many of their decendants are buried in this cemetery.
Abraham was a soldier in the American Revolution in the cause of freedom from British rule. He was a Private in the NC Line from Rowan Co. He is listed in the Army accounts of NC (NC Army Accounts, Vol. IX, P 8 Folio 1.
(REF: "TENNISSON GENEALOGY", BY FAY TENNYSON DAVIDSON, SEP 91, BOLIVAR TN.
ABRAHAM WITH FATHER'S FAMILY HAD MOVED TO ROWAN CO BY 1790, THENCE TO "WESTERN TENNESSEE" IN 1804, SETTLING IN RUTHERFORD CO. ABRAHAM ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR 1812, WITH SONS SOLOMON AND EDMUND: CAPT ISAIAH RENSHAW'S TENN VOLUNTEERS.
This record also list his birth place as St. Mary's Co., TN. These records are believed to be given by members of the Mary Phoebe line
This grave site was identified by Gaither Hoover who remembers the Cemetery. Gaither Hoover was the great grandson of Martha Helton Hoover and William Frances Hoover, grandson of Thomas Newton Hoover and Mary E. Arnette Hoover. Thomas Newton and Mary E. had 5 children.
He said that the first grave in the cemetery was old man Tennison, an uncle to Andrew Jamison's Mother.
The Last Will and Testament of Abraham Tennison Jr. recorded December 1, 1825 in Rutherford Co., TN and witnessed by Britton Pace, John Wilson and James King found in Ohio is located with the Wills of this book and obtained from: USGENWEB/TN/RUTHERFORD/WILLS stored Oct 8, 1996.
Abraham Tennison's Will, 1825, Rutherford Co TN - April 29, 1821
In the name of God, Amen!
I, Abraham Tennison in the County of Rutherford, and State of Tennessee, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merits, death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of sins, and inherit everlasting life, and my body I commit to earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named. Nothing doubting but at the General ressurection, I shall receive the same again, by the Mightly power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, and that is to say, I first will that all those debts and buties that I owe to any manner of persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease, by my executors hereinafter names.
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my wife JANE my plantation with all the property that I have, to hold during her life or widowhood, except such as shall hereafter name to my children.
3rd. I give to my wife JANE her bed and furniture and two cows to her to dispose of as she pleases and my Nell mare. And my children that have left me, I have given them their share, which is CORNELIUS BRANDONS's wife and SAMUEL FULK's wife and HUGH CARNAHAN's wife and SOLOMON and EDMUND TENNISON and JAMES HILTON's wife, I have given her share. And I give to my daughter REBECCA her bed and furniture and one mare named Trusty and one cow and calf. And I give to my daughter NANCY ADAMS one bay horse called Peter and one cow and calf and her bed and furniture. And my plantation I now live on I allow to be equally divided between my sons HIRAM and ARCHIBALD and to cast lots for choice, and I give unto my son HIRAM one Sorrel mare called Stockings, and one stud colt called Rinard and what he make on plantation, to be his own except what goes to the support of my wife and family. And I give to my son ARCHIBALD one gray mare called Dull and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture, and at my wife's death, I allow my son HIRAM to have all the property that I have not named, to do with as he pleases. And lastly I ordain my son SOLOMON TENNISON and ALEXANDER LORANCE, Executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disavoual all and every other former testatments, will, legacies and bequeaths and executions by me in any way before named, willed, and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Singed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said ABRAHAM TENNISON as his last will and testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
ABRAHAM TENNISON
Witnesses:
Britton Pace
John Wilson
James King
Recorded Dec. 1, 1825, Rutherford County, State of Tennessee
Place of birth and marriage in NC provided by Paulette Faulkner - Add Ons to My North Carolina Family.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880
Abraham Tennison Jr. (bc.1760 - c.1825) of Rutherford Co., was a soldier in the NC Line, Rev. War according to Rootsweb "John Huddleston Descendants".
Abraham was married to Jane Adams (1760-1831). They had at least 10 children. Their oldest daughter, Levisa (Lucy) married Samuel Fulks, whos daughter Caroline Fulks married Thomas Allen Jamison. Many of their decendants are buried in this cemetery.
Abraham was a soldier in the American Revolution in the cause of freedom from British rule. He was a Private in the NC Line from Rowan Co. He is listed in the Army accounts of NC (NC Army Accounts, Vol. IX, P 8 Folio 1.
(REF: "TENNISSON GENEALOGY", BY FAY TENNYSON DAVIDSON, SEP 91, BOLIVAR TN.
ABRAHAM WITH FATHER'S FAMILY HAD MOVED TO ROWAN CO BY 1790, THENCE TO "WESTERN TENNESSEE" IN 1804, SETTLING IN RUTHERFORD CO. ABRAHAM ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR 1812, WITH SONS SOLOMON AND EDMUND: CAPT ISAIAH RENSHAW'S TENN VOLUNTEERS.
This record also list his birth place as St. Mary's Co., TN. These records are believed to be given by members of the Mary Phoebe line
This grave site was identified by Gaither Hoover who remembers the Cemetery. Gaither Hoover was the great grandson of Martha Helton Hoover and William Frances Hoover, grandson of Thomas Newton Hoover and Mary E. Arnette Hoover. Thomas Newton and Mary E. had 5 children.
He said that the first grave in the cemetery was old man Tennison, an uncle to Andrew Jamison's Mother.
The Last Will and Testament of Abraham Tennison Jr. recorded December 1, 1825 in Rutherford Co., TN and witnessed by Britton Pace, John Wilson and James King found in Ohio is located with the Wills of this book and obtained from: USGENWEB/TN/RUTHERFORD/WILLS stored Oct 8, 1996.
Abraham Tennison's Will, 1825, Rutherford Co TN - April 29, 1821
In the name of God, Amen!
I, Abraham Tennison in the County of Rutherford, and State of Tennessee, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merits, death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of sins, and inherit everlasting life, and my body I commit to earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named. Nothing doubting but at the General ressurection, I shall receive the same again, by the Mightly power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, and that is to say, I first will that all those debts and buties that I owe to any manner of persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease, by my executors hereinafter names.
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my wife JANE my plantation with all the property that I have, to hold during her life or widowhood, except such as shall hereafter name to my children.
3rd. I give to my wife JANE her bed and furniture and two cows to her to dispose of as she pleases and my Nell mare. And my children that have left me, I have given them their share, which is CORNELIUS BRANDONS's wife and SAMUEL FULK's wife and HUGH CARNAHAN's wife and SOLOMON and EDMUND TENNISON and JAMES HILTON's wife, I have given her share. And I give to my daughter REBECCA her bed and furniture and one mare named Trusty and one cow and calf. And I give to my daughter NANCY ADAMS one bay horse called Peter and one cow and calf and her bed and furniture. And my plantation I now live on I allow to be equally divided between my sons HIRAM and ARCHIBALD and to cast lots for choice, and I give unto my son HIRAM one Sorrel mare called Stockings, and one stud colt called Rinard and what he make on plantation, to be his own except what goes to the support of my wife and family. And I give to my son ARCHIBALD one gray mare called Dull and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture, and at my wife's death, I allow my son HIRAM to have all the property that I have not named, to do with as he pleases. And lastly I ordain my son SOLOMON TENNISON and ALEXANDER LORANCE, Executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disavoual all and every other former testatments, will, legacies and bequeaths and executions by me in any way before named, willed, and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Singed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said ABRAHAM TENNISON as his last will and testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
ABRAHAM TENNISON
Witnesses:
Britton Pace
John Wilson
James King
Recorded Dec. 1, 1825, Rutherford County, State of Tennessee
Place of birth and marriage in NC provided by Paulette Faulkner - Add Ons to My North Carolina Family.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880
Abraham was married to Jane Adams (1760-1831). They had at least 10 children. Their oldest daughter, Levisa (Lucy) married Samuel Fulks, whos daughter Caroline Fulks married Thomas Allen Jamison. Many of their decendants are buried in this cemetery.
Abraham was a soldier in the American Revolution in the cause of freedom from British rule. He was a Private in the NC Line from Rowan Co. He is listed in the Army accounts of NC (NC Army Accounts, Vol. IX, P 8 Folio 1.
(REF: "TENNISSON GENEALOGY", BY FAY TENNYSON DAVIDSON, SEP 91, BOLIVAR TN.
ABRAHAM WITH FATHER'S FAMILY HAD MOVED TO ROWAN CO BY 1790, THENCE TO "WESTERN TENNESSEE" IN 1804, SETTLING IN RUTHERFORD CO. ABRAHAM ALSO SERVED IN THE WAR 1812, WITH SONS SOLOMON AND EDMUND: CAPT ISAIAH RENSHAW'S TENN VOLUNTEERS.
This record also list his birth place as St. Mary's Co., TN. These records are believed to be given by members of the Mary Phoebe line
This grave site was identified by Gaither Hoover who remembers the Cemetery. Gaither Hoover was the great grandson of Martha Helton Hoover and William Frances Hoover, grandson of Thomas Newton Hoover and Mary E. Arnette Hoover. Thomas Newton and Mary E. had 5 children.
He said that the first grave in the cemetery was old man Tennison, an uncle to Andrew Jamison's Mother.
The Last Will and Testament of Abraham Tennison Jr. recorded December 1, 1825 in Rutherford Co., TN and witnessed by Britton Pace, John Wilson and James King found in Ohio is located with the Wills of this book and obtained from: USGENWEB/TN/RUTHERFORD/WILLS stored Oct 8, 1996.
Abraham Tennison's Will, 1825, Rutherford Co TN - April 29, 1821
In the name of God, Amen!
I, Abraham Tennison in the County of Rutherford, and State of Tennessee, being of perfect mind and memory, thanks be to God therefore calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die. Do make and ordain this my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of God that gave it, hoping through the merits, death and passion of my saviour Jesus Christ to have full and free pardon and forgiveness of sins, and inherit everlasting life, and my body I commit to earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my executor hereinafter named. Nothing doubting but at the General ressurection, I shall receive the same again, by the Mightly power of God. And as touching such worldly estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me with in this life. I give, devise, and dispose of the same in the following manner, and that is to say, I first will that all those debts and buties that I owe to any manner of persons whatsoever shall be well and truly paid ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease, by my executors hereinafter names.
2nd. I give and bequeath unto my wife JANE my plantation with all the property that I have, to hold during her life or widowhood, except such as shall hereafter name to my children.
3rd. I give to my wife JANE her bed and furniture and two cows to her to dispose of as she pleases and my Nell mare. And my children that have left me, I have given them their share, which is CORNELIUS BRANDONS's wife and SAMUEL FULK's wife and HUGH CARNAHAN's wife and SOLOMON and EDMUND TENNISON and JAMES HILTON's wife, I have given her share. And I give to my daughter REBECCA her bed and furniture and one mare named Trusty and one cow and calf. And I give to my daughter NANCY ADAMS one bay horse called Peter and one cow and calf and her bed and furniture. And my plantation I now live on I allow to be equally divided between my sons HIRAM and ARCHIBALD and to cast lots for choice, and I give unto my son HIRAM one Sorrel mare called Stockings, and one stud colt called Rinard and what he make on plantation, to be his own except what goes to the support of my wife and family. And I give to my son ARCHIBALD one gray mare called Dull and one cow and calf and one bed and furniture, and at my wife's death, I allow my son HIRAM to have all the property that I have not named, to do with as he pleases. And lastly I ordain my son SOLOMON TENNISON and ALEXANDER LORANCE, Executor of this my last will and testament, and I do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disavoual all and every other former testatments, will, legacies and bequeaths and executions by me in any way before named, willed, and bequeathed. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written. Singed, sealed, published and pronounced and declared by the said ABRAHAM TENNISON as his last will and testament, in the presence of us the subscribers.
ABRAHAM TENNISON
Witnesses:
Britton Pace
John Wilson
James King
Recorded Dec. 1, 1825, Rutherford County, State of Tennessee
Place of birth and marriage in NC provided by Paulette Faulkner - Add Ons to My North Carolina Family.
Edgecombe County, North Carolina Vital Records, 1720-1880
